Sheffield Wednesday 2 Sunderland 0 RECAP: Story of the match as Cats lose Carabao Cup tie at Hillsborough
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The Black Cats boss made 11 changes to his starting XI following Saturday’s win at Bristol City, with Neil keen to give minutes to other members of his squad.
An excellent strike from Wednesday midfielder Dennis Adeniran put the hosts ahead in the 16th minute, before substitute Sylla Sow added a second after half-time.
Here’s how the match played out:
RECAP: Sheffield Wednesday 2 (Adeniran, 16) (Sow, 56) Sunderland 0
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Bass, Hume, Winchester, Wright, Alese, O’Nien, Matete, Sonha, Embleton (Spellman, 80), Diamond, Roberts (Kelly, 84)
- Subs: Patterson, Cirkin, Batth, Gooch, Clarke, Kelly, Neil, Spellman, Simms
- Sheffield Wednesday XI: Dawson, Palmer, Iorfa, Heneghan (Ihiekwe, 46), James (Hunt, 81), Brown, Byers, Bakinson, Adeniran (Johnson, 81), Paterson (Cook, 72), Gregory (Sow, 44)
- Subs; Stockdale, Ihiekwe, Johnson, A Hunt, Bannan, Dele-Bashiru, Vaulks, Cook, Sow
Transfer latest
Sunderland boss Alex Neil still wants to sign four or five players before the end of the transfer window.
The Black Cats are looking to sign another forward, despite the loan arrival of Ellis Simms, after missing out on Nathan Broadhead, who has instead signed for Wigan on loan.
Sunderland are also trying to add cover at left-back and sign another attacking midfielder.
It’s Matchday!
Sunderland will return to Hillsborough this evening after being drawn against Sheffield Wednesday in the first round of the Carabao Cup.
We’ll have all the build-up ahead of tonight’s 7:45pm kick-off, as well as in-game analysis and post-match reaction.
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